I got an e-mail from ebuyer and spotted that deal. It seems that this deal hasn't been posted yet, at least not with this graphics card. I have looked it up on notebookcheck, and it seems like a decent graphics card, slightly better than Geforce 8600M GT. Here is the link:notebookcheck.net/AMD…tmlBy the way, it's my first post, let me know if anything is wrong. Product Specifications:

Looks ok to me. Decent manufacturer, nice graphics card and wireless N. … Looks ok to me. Decent manufacturer, nice graphics card and wireless N. Processor not the best but OK and lack of HDMI is a minor niggle I suppose.

Lack of HDMI on a notebook is not minor, imo.

4th Dec 2009

pet2000;7105221

Lack of HDMI on a notebook is not minor, imo.

Fair enough, depends entirely on individual usage I suppose. Having HDMI is a complete irrelevance to me as I have never hooked my laptop upto a TV (nor can I think of when I would need to).

4th Dec 2009

This is a great value laptop, regardless of lack of HDMI, I looked at these but needed a laptop for connecting to the TV for my wife. I like the spec though on this, and would probably go for it if I didn't need HDMI.

Have some heat.

4th Dec 2009

As far as I can see, this is a *fantastic* deal if you want a laptop with a decent graphics card. There are no other laptops that come with the HD 4570 or similar performance cards for under £500.

Beware that it's Vista and not Windows 7 though. Not sure if the "upgrade program" is still available from Asus or what the cost is.

Still a good deal IMO.

Original Poster

4th Dec 2009

On the Ebuyer page it says it is Upgradable to Windows 7. I will add it to the title as well as the page you need to go to to Upgrade.

Why would it be a better deal? Because of an extra gig of RAM? The processor could be slightly better, but its 2.1Ghz also... Not to mention that it has a shared graphics card and no HDMI either. The only reason I posted this deal was because of the graphics card, its rare to get a graphics of this class for such price.

4th Dec 2009

pet2000;7105221

Lack of HDMI on a notebook is not minor, imo.

Personally, I do agree with you. I paid £10 less for a similar spec, with HDMI and Windows 7, but possibly not such a good graphics set up. The key is to decide what is important to you personally, and buy accordingly. I think HDMI futureproofs the lappy and will give better second-hand values if and when you come to sell it. Asus does have above average reliability going for it.

4th Dec 2009

bandit17;7111828

Why would it be a better deal? Because of an extra gig of RAM? The … Why would it be a better deal? Because of an extra gig of RAM? The processor could be slightly better, but its 2.1Ghz also... Not to mention that it has a shared graphics card and no HDMI either. The only reason I posted this deal was because of the graphics card, its rare to get a graphics of this class for such price.

Plus it is an Asus, not an Acer. :thumbsup:

6th Dec 2009

This is worth paying that bit more for, got all the extras that the asus is missing.ebuyer.com/pro…591

6th Dec 2009

Looked at that deal deal for a while but went with this instead in the end for an extra £20:

Good graphics card, not too dissimilar scores from the hd4570, bigger hard drive and a slightly better processor, and HDMI. I've had acer before and they've served me well. looked on youtube at a vid of someone playing GTA IV on it and it looked great. It's one of their gemstone laptops so design pretty sweet also. Only thing is I believe the asus has a webcam whereas I dont think the acer has. Have my own webcam so I wasn't too bothered about that.

Both good laptops though for under £400 so depends how important the little differences are to you.

14th Dec 2009

The OP's laptop has now dropped to £360 at ebuyer! Can someone please unexpire/change the price? I'm not sure how to (or if I can) do that